Fam. Code, § 500 · Chapter 1. General Provisions
Fam. Code, § 500
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When two unmarried people, not minors, have been living together as spouses, they may be married pursuant to this chapter by a person authorized to solemnize a marriage under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 400) of Part 3.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 474, Sec. 6. (AB 2882) Effective January 1, 2017.
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